September 29 , 2006
Unbeaten Pioneers set for showdown with Freedom
For a long time, Freedom has played the role of bully when it came to Watauga football. In fact, the Pioneers have not beaten Freedom since 1984. They’ve come close, at times, but the Patriots have managed to have their way with the Pioneers over the past two decades.
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Catamounts feel the wrath of Zahn
Appalachian State’s volleyball team turned on its afterburners in its 3-0 victory over arch-rival Western Carolina at the Holmes Center Wednesday night. The Mountaineers broke open three close games to win 30-24, 30-22 and 30-20. Western Carolina managed to stay with the Mountaineers — at least for a while — in all three games.
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Mountaineers face improved Phoenix
The last time Appalachian State played Elon, the Mountaineers ran roughshod over the Phoenix, beating Elon 52-14 in a game that didn’t seem that close. That game, played at Elon’s Rhodes Stadium, was the final regular season game for the Mountaineers in 2005. It clinched them the Southern Conference championship and helped them grab a No. 2 seeding in the Division I-AA playoffs.
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Pioneers stay unbeaten in NWC, dump ACR
ASHEVILLE — Watauga fell behind A.C. Reynolds but rallied to take the final two games and beat the Rockets 3-2 in volleyball Wednesday.
Watauga won the first game 25-11, but lost the next two 19-25 and 22-25. However, the Pioneers grabbed the fourth game 25-16 and the fifth 16-14.
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September 27 , 2006
Stopping the run key in last Friday’s win
 It may have bent a little bit at times, but Watauga’s defense didn’t break much in the Pioneers’ 14-7 win over South Caldwell. While their own Eric Breitenstein gained 263 yards on 39 carries, Watauga’s defense held South Caldwell to 160 yards in total offense.
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Honors follow ASU
Three Mountaineers received post-game honors Monday following Appalachian State’s 41-6 pasting of Gardner-Webb. Dexter Jackson, who returned two punts for touchdowns, was named one of the All-Stars by I-AA.org and was named special teams player of the week by The Sports Network.
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Purpur, Cook lead second place finish
MARION — Watauga’s Eileen Purpur and Linzy Cook combined to shoot a 92 to lead Watauga to a second place finish in an Northwestern 4-A Conference golf tournament hosted by McDowell. Purpur shot a 45, which was good enough for fourth place overall in the individual result.
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Pioneers take early lead, pound Cavs
 Watauga’s soccer team found out that games are a lot easier to win when a big lead is taken. The Pioneers scored two goals in the first three minutes of their 5-0 victory over East Burke at Jack Groce Stadium Monday night. A pair of Robertsons — first Luke and then Ben — gave the Pioneers a 2-0 lead before most of the folks in attendance had settled in.
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September 25 , 2006
Big play, big win
 Watauga running back Eric Breitenstein, once again, was the workhorse for the Pioneers Friday night against South Caldwell. But an improbable pass play helped Watauga knock off the Spartans 14-7 at Jack Groce Stadium. Quarterback Blake Beason, facing a fourth-and-nine from the Spartans’ 37, found Derek Smith along the left sideline and hit him with a 33-yard bomb to give the Pioneers a first-and-goal at the South Caldwell 4-yard line.
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Crazy works for WHS
It was one of a handful of options available to Watauga’s offense. And yet, it was still a gamble. Yet Pioneers quarterback Blake Beason and receiver Derek Smith made it work.
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Cougars outlast ASU
Career-high kills by Brittany Zahn and Carla Durham weren’t enough as the Appalachian State volleyball team fell 3-2 (26-30, 30-25, 26-30, 31-29, 13-15) to College of Charleston, Saturday at the Holmes Center.
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Pioneers sweep past McDowell
Watauga’s volleyball team kept up its dominance of the Northwestern 4-A Conference by sweeping McDowell 3-0 Thursday at Jack Groce Stadium.
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ASU to retire Hand’s No. 71
When Larry Hand played football for the first time, he was a 5-foot-6, 130-pound freshman. When he played for the final time, the Appalachian State All-American tackle was finishing an NFL career that spanned 14 years with the Detroit Lions.
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Many happy returns
 BOILING SPRINGS — It was arguably the biggest game in Gardner-Webb’s history. Certainly hosting the Division I-AA national champion Appalachian State was one of the Runnin’ Bulldogs’ biggest since they made the move to Division I-AA football back in 2000. It was supposed to be just another game for the Mountaineers. Instead, Dexter Jackson turned it into his own personal showcase.
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